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VOL. LVI-NO. 18. LUMBZRTON, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 13,1925 COtfNTWY. COO AMO THUTH. MTAaHSHKD !<7t. S!X PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ' Hit! Highwayman Race Hammy Bi Man Bn fayettewHe Highway In HaH intenHeii Victims? Coroner Biggs Finds THgtirc Which Looked Lit* a Man in Middle of Fayetteville Road. RUSE TO STOP AUTOISTS. Maybe Fact That Coraaer Was Not TMone Saved Him From a More Harrowing Experience—Came Near Wrecking Car in Avoiding Hitting Supposed Dead Man—Pitched Weii Dressed Dummy Into Ditch. Placing the form of a man, weii dressed, in the middle of a highway is probably a new stunt by highway robbers, or at ieast that is the opin ion of some who have been toid about the find Coroner D. W, Biggs made iate Saturday night on the Fayette ville highway as he was returning from Parkton. It was about 9 miles north of Lum &erton when Mr. Biggs saw by his headiights what he thought was a man lying dead or seriously injured in the middle of the road. He admits that he was driving rather fast, and came near wrecking his car trying to avoid hitting the "dead man". He stopped a short distance beyond and waited untii one of his employees, who was following behind with a truck, caught up. Both thought a man had been killed by a speed demon, but upon examination they found it to be a dummy, possibly pjaced there for ti e purpose of stopping someone riding aione for a fright or robbery. There was no attempt to rob Mr. Biggs and his companion. T^hey roiied the dummy into a big ditch and came on to Lumberton. Many are of the opinion that had the coroner gone back to the dummy aione he proba biy would have been the victim of some of horribie crimes that have been committed in the state recently. MESSRS. FLOYD AND IVEY SAY THERE IS NO TRUTH IN RUMOR APOUT MOB. Scnsatimai Rumor About Two Lum berton Men Being Ppndied by a Mob Saturday Night Denied by Al leged Victims. That a mob of unmasked men made great threats and otherwise frighten ed Mr. H. Fioyd, proprietor of the Lumberton Marbie & Granite works, and Mr. Andrew Ivey, farmer and jitney driver, Saturday night when they were apprehended on the eastern edge of Lumberton, is the rumor that has fiiied practically every ear in the business part of Lumberton today. Both men deny any knowledge of such acts. Ti e rumor is as strange to them as to anybody else, they say. Mr. Floyd states that he can prove by substantia! witnesses where he was during every l.opr Saturday night, and Mr. Ivey states that al though he was on that road where the mob is alleged to have gathered and saw several men gathered togeth er, he was not spoken to by anybody while in that vicinity. The rumor-has H tl at a few men found Mr. Floyd in that section about 25 yards from the road with a woman of questionable character, that the men brought Mr. Floyd to the road, wl ere they detained him untii a larger crowd had gathered; that Mr. Ivey had carried Mr. Fioyd out that way, and that the men advised him to return to town in p hurry, and that Mr. Fioyd walked to town. me EASTERN N. C. pyPOS!TK)N AT SMiTHHELH T^IS WEEK Ti e big Eastern North Carolina Exposition begins at Smithfieid today and lasts all the week. This is the 3rd show of ti e kind under the au spices of the Eastern Carolina Cham ber of Commerce with headquarters at Kinston. Governor McLean and Rev. Biiiy Sunday are on tie pro gram for today, and amopg the other notabie sneakers for the week is Sen ator Hefiin of Aiabama. There wii] be automobiie races, beauty and baby contests and exccptionai amusements throughout the week. Severai mem bers of the iocai Kiwanis cuib are pianning to attend the jKiwanis ban quet and the exposition Tuesday night. Representative McKinnop Goes to Florida on Legal Business. Representative P. P. McKinnon of Lumberton and Rowland Rft Rowiand Saturday for Miami, Fia., where he wiii be engaged for spe weeks or longer on legal business for the Elec tric Bond & Cl air Co. pf New York, which has a subsidiary company in Florida. Mr. McKinnon b^en at torney for this company practically ever since he began practicing law several years ago and t^.e company wanted him to go to Florida to look after its interests early in the year, but Mr. McKinnon had to defer going until after adjournment of the Gen eral Assembly. County Sunday School Convention Apr. 18-19 At Lumber Bridge Indications Are That Gathering of Sunday Schoo! Workers Will be Well Attended. Correspondence of The Robesonian. i According to information from the committee on arrangements, the in I dications are that there will be a gqod attendance of the Sunday school workers from over the county at the sessions of the Robeson County Sun day School convention which meets in the Presbyterian church, Lumber [ Bridge, on Saturday and Sunday, . April 18 and 19 ! Among the prominent speakers on ; the program will be Mr. D. W. Sims and Miss Flora Davis, both of Ral I cigh, general superintendent and as ! sociate superintendent, respectively, I of North Carolina Sunday School as < sociation. During the convention these workers will discuss various phases of Sunday school work. ' As has been announced, a pennant will be presented to the Sunday school having in the convention the largest number of representatives 16 years of age or over, based on the number of miles from that church to ti e church in which the convention is held. The pennant will be presented at the session of the convention on Sunday afternoon, April 19. ! Sessions will be held Saturday, j 18th, at 8 p. m., and Sunday, 19th, ! at 10:30 a. m., 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. Lunch will be taken at the church, everybody being requested to bring a basket. ; Oakdale School Finals April 14-15 Entertainment by Pupils Teusday Night—Graduating Exercises, Ad dress by Senator Johnson and Base ball Game Wednesday. Commencement exercises of Oak dale school, near Marietta, will begin 'Tuesday night of this week, April 14, at 7:30, with an entertainment, and the concluding exercises will begin at [10 30 a- m. Wednesday, April 15, when graduating exercises will be held. The address will be delivered by Senator T. L. Johnson of Lumberton. There will be a baseball game in the afternoon. Following is the pragram: April 14. 7:30 P M. Commencement song—by school. When I'm a Man—Small boys. The Doo-Funny Family—4th and 5th grades. Candle Drill—Small girls. The Coonville 'Ristocrat Club—6th and 7th grades. Song—In the Star light. Play—The Wren—by high school. Synopsis: Act 1. Mammy and the pig. Act 2. —Jane in the home of her rich aunt. Act 3. Will Jane Marry for money? Act 4.—Why Rodney Jr., gave the check. Act 5.—W]hat became of the W ren ? April 15, 10:30 A. M. Song—Voices of the Woods. Pray er. Graduating Exercises of Tenth Grade: Salutatory—Lillian Morgan. Man tle Oration—Levi Simmons.—Key Oration—Clarence Horne. Burlesque Address to the Faculty—Ruby San derson. Valedictory—Paul Price. De livering of diplomas. Address-—Hon T. L. Johnson. Dinner. Baseball game 2:30 p. m. < The teachers are: Prof. W. Tom Jenrettc, principal; Miss Nettie Gsch wind, 6th and 7th grades; Miss Cath erln Baker, 4th and 5th grades; Miss Rosalie McEachern, 2nd and 3rd grades; Miss Ethel McLean, 1st grade. F EHTEL CARLYLE WILL SPEAK AT PINEY GROVE Ctmtnencement Exercise to be Held Thursday Night and Friday. Mr. F. Ertel Carlyle, iocai attor ney, will deliver the address at the Piney Grove school finals Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The commencement program will begin Thursday night with plays, songs and drills, and will be held in the new school auditorium. Preced ing ti e address by Mr. Carlyle will be recitations, plays and drills by members of the first four grades. Piney Grove is one of the most im portant Indian schools in the county, and the principal, James W. Smith, has given a special invitation to everybody to attend. Loca! Highs on BaiiTr p. Members of the iocai high school hasebaii team ieft this morning for Ciayton, where they wiii piay the Ctayton highs thiy afternoon and to morrow. Coach Rentz is trying to get a game, for Wednesday with Smith ficid or the Raieigh highs. A game with Laurinburg has been scheduled to be piayed here Friday. Try One Tank Ethyl Gasoiine More Miieage — More Power Oniy 3 Cents Higher FULLER SERVICE STATION Cor. 2nd & Chestnut Street. Night Attempt To Cart Off Saw-MiH Frustrated W. B. Townsend Chimed to be Mov ing Oniy His Own—H. 8. Mcl^an Pound Not Guilty of Assauit— Haynes Wiicor Bound to Higher Court For Assauit With Deadiy Weapon—Conflicting Evidence About Shooting at Stone's Store. FINED (50 AND COSTS FOR CAR RYING CONCEALED WEAPONS H. S. McLean, prominent citizen of McDonald, was found not guiity in Recorder P. S. Kornegay's court Fri day of a charge of assault with dead ly weapon with intent to kill. The prosecuting witness, W. B. Townsend, submitted to a counter charge of trespass and had judgment suspended upon payment of costs. It was in evidence that one night last week Mr Townsend, and others under his supervision, went to a saw mill belonging to Mr. McLean about 1 o'clock, and were in the act of re moving certain parts of the mill, which is located in the Back Swamp section, when Mr. McLean appeared on the scene with a shotgun and stop ped them. Mr. Townsend, it is said, claimed that part of the mill was his and that he was only taking his pro perty. Some of the machinery was loaded on one of the 2 trucks brought there from Columbus county for the purpose of removing the mill, or that part which Mr. Townsend claimed be longed to him. Haynes Wilcox Case. Haynes Wilcox was found guilty of carrying concealed weapon , and fined $50 and costs. Probable cause was found in a case charging him with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and he was bound over to July term of Robeson Super ior court under a $500 bond. He was found not guilty of an assault upon his brother, Leslie Wilcox, and So licitor F. E. Carlyle, on account of inability to secure evidence, nol prossed charges of driving a car while under the influence of whiskey and being drunk. The case grew out of a shootong which took place Sunday night at a store near Pope's crossing belonging to Mr John Stone. According to Mr. Stone's testimony, Haynes and Leslie Wilcox came into his small store about 9 o'clock at night. Haynes had a pistol in his hand which he said had been left in his car by someone he had given a ride. Leslie said the gun was no good and would'nt shoot. Haynes contradicted him, and in spite of the pleading of Mr. Stone, shot the pistol, the ball taking effect in the floor. There was a scuffle be tween the brothers, each claiming the pistol, and it was while they were struggling for possession of the pis tot that Hubbard Britt ran into the store and received a severe wound on his hand when the pistol fired again. There was no quarrel between the brothers, so Mr. Stone stated. But Britt's testimony was very much different. He stated that when he ran into the store after the first shot, Haynes Wilcox was bending ov er his brother and threatening to ki!! him. He tried to stop him, and beg ged him not to shoot, but the pistol was fired and the ball pierced Britt's left hand. It was also in evidence that the firing was done at such close range that a coat Leslie Wilcox had on was burned by the powder. It was also in evidence during the cross ex amination of Britt that the matter was not exactly kept a secret, but tharc was no advertising of the shooting, as Britt put it. The trial attracted much attention, and a crowd of people was in the court room throughout the trial SERIES OF MEETINGS BEGINS AT RAYNHAM BAPTIST CHURCH Local Men's Christian League in Charge of Services—Good Attend ance Yesterday. A series of meetings under the auspices of the Men's Christian iea gue cf Lumberton began yesterday morning in the Raynham Baptist church at Raynham, Mr. W. H. Kin iaw leading the first service. Last night's service was conducted by Mr. J. P. Russeii, and tonight's service wi!i be conducted by Mr. L. H. Caidweii. Good crowds attended yesterday, and prospects of a good meeting are exceHent. Cooper Case Will Be Heard In June. The appeal of W.B. Cooper of Wil mington from a sentence of 18 months in the Federai penitentiary follow ing conviction of misapplication of funds of the defunct Commercial National bank of Wilmington, will be heard by the United States circuit of appeals at Asheville on the second Tuesday in June. Mr. R. C. Lawrence of the firm of McIntyre, Lawrence & Proctor of Lumberton, attorney for the defend ant, and District Attorney L B. Tuck er of Whiteville, who prosecuted the case twice in Federal court at Wil mington, appeared last week before Judge Rose in Baltimore in connec tion with the case. —Mr. Justice L. R. Varser of the State Supreme court spent the week cd at his home here and was accom panied on his return to Raleigh this morning by Mrs. Varser, who will spend the week there. Mr. E. D. Willoughby of Fairmont was a visitor in town today. SENATOR HEFLIN WHLSPRAK1N LHMBERTON APR. 21 South's Premier Dispenser of Wit. and Humor WiM Speak Here Under Auspices of Kiwaui* Ciub. BENEFIT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Senator J. Tom Heflin, the South's premier dispenser of wit and humor, will speak in Lumberton at 8 p. m. Aprii 21st. at the high school audi torium under the auspices of the Lum berton Kiwanis ciub. Only a sma!! ad mission fee of 50 cents for aduits and 25 cents for children will be charged, and proceeds above expenses will be donated to the public library of the town. ^ Senator Heflin is one of the most popular and entertaining speakers in the South and hundreds of people from all over Robeson county and near-by counties are expected to take advantage of this opportunity of hearing one of the outstanding m<?n in public life in America today. Atlanta, Ga., April 11.—Mrs. Ida Hughes, sentenced to be hanged April '24 for the murder of her mother-in law, Mrs. M. C. Hughes, in December, 1923, escaped the gallows today, as a result of the decision Of Gov. Clifford Walker in upholding the recommen dation of the Georgia prison commis sion that she be granted life imprison ment. Items Of Local News _ —Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carr have moved from the Lee dwelling on Seventh street to the McMillan dwell ing on the same street. -— —A series of meetings will begin next Sunday at the Gospel Tabernacle church. Hours of service and other facts concerning the services will be given in Thursday's Robesonian. j —License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Mattie E. Gooden and Mr. C. W. Melvin; Miss Florence Neal Powell and Mr. Wiade Hampton Nye; Miss Dorothy Leach and Mr. Geo. B. Stubbs. —Among those from here attend ing the Easter services held in Win ston-Salem yesterday, were Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rancke. Misbes Lula Nor nient and Julia Thompson, Messrs. K. M. Barnes, H. E. Stacy, and F. P. Gray, and Mr. R. R. Pittman of Barnes ville. —Prayermeetings to be held Thurs day night under the auspices of the Men's Christian league have been postponed on account of a series of meetings at the Raynham Baptist church, with the exception of No. 5, which will be held at the home of Dr. G. Blair Jennings on Cedar street. —A Ford car driven by Miss Janice Paul was damaged and the occupants slightly injured yesterday afternoon when a Hudson touring car, driven by Mr. Bill Ritter, struck the Ford as Miss Paul pulled in ahead of the ap proaching Hudson without giving the usual hand-signal. —Never was there more perfect Easter weather than this section was blessed with yesterday and that is in viting to all out-of-doors today. Lo cal churches had unusually large con gregations at the services yesterday and special Easter music was enjoyed Mrs. L. R. Varser of the First Bap tist church sang a solo at Chestnut Street Methodist church at the morn ing service. At the First Baptist, Easter anthems were sung at both services, one, "Christ the Lord is Ris en Today", being repeated by request at the evening service. Local schools and banks are enjoying holiday today. —Mrs. Efird and Miss Lentz of the! Albemarle school are guests of Prof, and Mrs. H. W. Morton at the teach erage for the Easter holiday. Teach ers of the local schools who spent the week-end and holiday out of town are: Miss Eugenia Anderson with friends at Dunn; Miss Elizabeth Allen at her home at Oxford; Miss Nell Sutton with friends at Maxton; Miss Emma Lucas Ward at her home at Selma; Miss Onie Davis at her home at Lucama; Miss Lillian Edgerton at her home at Kenly. Cedar Grove Schoo! Clozes Its Best Term Splendid Exercises at Finais Next Week—Teachers and Pupiia Hare Hone Fine Work and Hare Had Co operation of Parents. BETTER EQUIPMENT PLANNED. Reported for The Robesonian. A concert was given at Cedar Grove the night of April 9. where a iarge number attended. The p'ay, "Always In Troubie," was carried out splendidly, which was indeed very much enjoyed by ait . Each charac ter disp'ayed the faithfui work which had been done heretofore. The parta rendered were a thorough test of the excellent work done by the teachers of this sehool. The prizes were as fotiows: For the best attendance, Lettie Monroe, Thomas Monroe, and Ethei Monroe, ait of the same famiiy; for headmarks, Thomas Monroe. Ha ze! Moore, Fodie Suggs, Robert Capps, Luther Lambe, two, and Let tie Monroe; for faithfulness, loyalty, and punctualy, Jesse Meares. Miss Eveiyn Rogers is principal, Miss Eureka Pittman, assistant. This term has been the most beneficial and successfut of any in the history of the district. The attendance has been above average, every pupil being en thusiastic and accomplishing more than in any year preceding. This was due to the qualified teachers; also the parents have shown their appreciation by hearty co operation with the teachers in their difficult tasks The patfons and- a'so pupils are very anxious that the committee se cure the same teachers for the com ing year. We hope to have some im provements next year in the way of better equipment. We fee! that the excellent work done by the teachers has been fine, not merely including school work, but have taken an active part in church work and have endeavored to incite high and strong ideals in the mind of every pupil. We are indeed glad to see the patrons of this district more interested and enthused concerning education. We hope this will con tinue. Scottish Society Wiii Meet May 5 Former Governor Morrison Will be One of the Speakers at Annual Meeting at Red Springs. Fayetteville, April 13.—With Cam eron Morrison and another speaker yet unchosen on the program, the Scottish Society of America will hold its annual meeting this year on May 5 at Red Springs. Miss Eloise ?Mc Gill, of Fayetteville, secretary of the society, announces the date and a par tial list of the features of the gath ering. The program will be completed shortly and the name of the second speaker, which will 1^ familiar to Scotsmen of this section, will be made known then. So successful was the meeting two years ago, when Lochie!, chief of the clan Cameron, visited America especially for the occasion, that the society is featuring another Cameron this year. The date chosen for the gathering bf the Scots is the day when Flora Macdonald college holds its May fes tival, and that event will add largely to the attractions of the program. The society will convene its annua! session in the auditorium of the col lege at 11 a. m. After the addresses of the former North Carolina gov ernor and other speakers, luncheon will be eaten on the campus, the vis itors bringing their lunches with them. A number of athletic exhibitions by the girls of the college will follow, and then the features of the May Day festival will be witnessed. (Officers of the society are looking for a large and enthusiastic attend ance. Jmison Will Get New Trial. When Tom P. Jimison went to the sheriff's office i nCharlotte Saturday to begin the 60-day sentence for transporting whiskey he was told that there were no commitment papers for him, since he had neglected to with draw his appeal, so instead of going to the roads he went to his home in Spencer and his case is to be re-open ed in Charlotte Tuesday. Messrs. C. P. and C. J. Jackson of Red Springs were Lumberton visitors Saturday. Commodity Control Is Our Aim Are you for or against commodity control of farm products? If your answer is yes and if you believe that the agricultural interests should control their own business, any one of the banks listed below will be glad to present you with A COTTON co-op contract for your signature. R. McA. NIXON AT 1ST NATIONAL—LUMBEBTON W. L. BUCK AT MERCHANTS & FARMERS—ROWLAND Z. GRIFFITHS AT THE PEOPLES—MAXTON J. LACY McLEAN AT BANK OF ROBESON—MAXTON E. M PAUL AT BANK OF PEMBROKE—PEMBROKE J. C. LENTZ AT BANK OF ST. PAUL—ST. PAUL J. H. McKOY AT CAROLINA BANK & TRUST CO —RED SPRINGS. NORTH CAROLINA COTTON GROWERS ASSOCtAHON ! Frank McNeill—Representative. Lumber Bridge New* Annua) Juntor Tinqu+t )n Hnnur of Senior C!aaa—Pcraona) M^ntwn. Hy Mrs. C. J. Ammons. Lumber Bridge, Apr. 10—The juniors tffinual banquet in honor of the senior class of Lumber Bridge i.igh schoo! was a deiightfui forma) oerasion which was enjoyed by ai) present last Frida/ evening, April 3rd. The main ha)) of the budding was arstically decorated in southern smilax, pine, and a profusion of spring ftowers. The raiiings of the grand stairway were intertwined with pink rose buds and trading vines. Ti e guests were met at the doorj by Miss Irene Rice and presented to the receiving iine, which was com posed of the junior class officers, Mr Langdon Hubbard Jr., Miss Gcniila Littie, Miss Rebecca Currie and Miss Alberta Butier, sponsor of the ciass. They were invited to the punch bow! by Miss Elizabeth Hodges, where punch was served by Miss Margaret Wiiiiford. Miss Mayme Long conduct ed the guests to the register, where juniors, seniors, faculity and others registered and wrote favorite sayings for future reference of the seniors. Senior ciass coiors, pink and siiver, were given after registration. From the landing of the stairway, Mrs. Waiter E. Mariey invited the guests up to the banquet had. The iong table, with piace cards placed for thirty-six, was replendent with silver candelabra containing pink tapers and silver vases of pink carnations, the senior class flower. Silver runners pnd sprays of pink flowers indicated individual places. The menu was as follows: first course, flowered fruits; second, chick en salad, accessories and Russian tea; third, pink cream and cake; fourth, salted almonds and black cof fee. The toastmaster, Mr Hubbard, gave the first- toast to the seniors. Miss Mildred Johnson gracefully respond ed. Later in the evening Mr. Hubbard gave toasts to the faculty and junior senior sponsors. These were delight fully responded to by Miss Alberta Butler and Supt. L. H. Fogleman. The favors were hand-painted booklets containing pictures and events during the life of each guest from childhood. Music was furnished during the en tire evening Those present from the senior class were—Misses Grace Breeden. AUie Clifton, Isabella Currie, Margaret Shaw, Edith Shook, Mildred Johnson, Reva McGougan, Louise Wright, Messrs Francis Graham, Douglas Hustess, Harold Johnson, Jack Mar ley Jr., Ducan McGougan, Gordon Mc Iver, Graham McNeill, Colon Monroe, Worth Williford, Stanton Wylie; fac ulty—Misses Mariey, Long, Butler, Rice, Watte, Mrs. Mariey and Supt. Fogleman; Juniors—Misses Elizabeth Hodges, Rebecca Currie, Leona Mon roe, Genilla Little, Ruby Lee Tolar, Reba Shook, Beu'ah Graham, Messrs. Ralph Walters, William Cobb, Edwin Clifton, Langdon Hubbard. Invited guests were Messers. W. G. Mariey, E. D McGougan, Ben Willi ford, W. E. Mariey, Frank Tolar, Miss Margaret Williford. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Doggett and Mr. Joe Sikes of Clio, S. C., spent the week-end here with their mother Mrs Lucy Sikes. Supt. Fogleman, Misses Long, Rice and Butler spent Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville. Miss Naomi Butler and Mr. Alton Royal! of Salemburg spent Sunday here with Miss Butler's sister, Mrs J. W. Norton. Mr. J. E. Williford spent last week end in Rocky Mount with his brother Mr. Frank W[il!iford, who is in the A. C L. hospital, and reports his con dition much better. Miss Adeline Mclver of Red Springs spent the week-end here visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. WMli ford. Misses Grace and Marie Bullard, who have been teaching in Johnson county, returned home Monday after noon. Their school closed Apri! 3rd. We all are glad to welcome them home again and understand that they had a successful year in teaching. Mr. Adison Butler and son of Sa lemburg spent a few days here this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norton. MAGNOLIA SCHOOL WILL CLOSE APRIL 17. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton. R. 1. April 13.— The Magnolia school wi'l close Friday night, April 17, with an in teresting program. Also the singing convention at Ten-Mile Center will meet on Sunday, April 19. All choirs are expected to be there. —A large crowd is expected to hear Charlie Mirrisey, colored, sing sev eral favorite selections in the court house tonight when a grand Easter musical will be given by some of the leading colored musicians of the town. Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the loeal market today at 23% the pound. SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES are now on Display, TERMS Cash or 4 Months to Pay. JOHN D PURVIS, Tailor. 5th St. Front of Courthouse. FORTY-FOUR TAKE PART !N SHOOTING TOURNAMENT HERE _ J. B. Brown of Ckariotie Breaks 142 Ont of !M and Takra Firs! Prize— Char tea Nuehokt Also of (Ihar)otte Wins Lonff Rnn Prise—One Fair* mont and 2 lambert^n Men Among Prize Winners—W.iteviie Man Takes Second Prize. Wit.!. ASK FOR STATE MEET TO BE HELD IN MJMBEHTON Mr. J. B. Brown of Chariotte won the first prize, a setter puppy, at the annua! tournament of the Lum herton gun c!ub hc!d here Thursday. His score was 142 out of a possible 150. Forty-four contestants took part in tie tournament and some exccel !ent shooting was done. Second prize was awarded to Mr. Morrison Formyduva! of Whiteville. His score was 134. and the prizp a fountain pen. Mr. C. S. Bounds of Fairmont was awarded third prize, a flash-light, after making a score of 126. Mr. U. A. Underwood of WM mington took 4th prize, a camp range, by a score of 122. Mr. L. W. Wicker of Lumberton wa3 5th prize winner, scoring !09. The prize was a case of sheits. Dr. T. C. Johnson of Dum barton was 6th prize winner, a pair of shoes. A gun case was awarded Mr. Charles Nuchois of Ci.ariotte for long run, breaking 75 pigeons with out a miss. The highest sco;e was made by Mr. W. K. Lastie of Char lotte, who missed only 5 out of 156. Other excellent scores were as fol lows: J. R. Audrey of Wilmington, 142; J. E. Crayton of Chariotte, 141; J. S. Longfeiiow of Greenaboro, 141; J. A. DesPortes of Ridgeway. 8. C. 140; Dick Stokeiy of Wiimington, 138, L. 1. Wade of Lincointon, 143; Capt. T T. Betts of Wilmington, 136 The last scores were not classed with amateurs. Mr. J. R. Audrey tied with Mr. J. B. Brown for the high gun prize, but iost to Mr. Brown in the finais. Among prominent sportsmen at tending the shoot was Mr. A. J. Tufts of Pinehurst. The anhbai meeting of the State association wMf be heM in Pinehurst Thursday and Friday. A squhd from Lumberton wi!i take part in the contest, and it is understood that an effort wil! be made to secure the 1926 meeting for Lumberton. Many attending the tournament ex pressed a desire to see the meeting come to Lumberton. As a token of appreciation for the efforts he had made to make the occasion one of pieasurc and comfort for the.visitors, Mr. L. W. Wicker was sent a large bucket of corn beef and cabbage, which arrived just at the time other shooters were enjoying a barbecue served on the grounds. —Local officers found a wandering dog in town today without a muzzie or owner. To avoid any possible chance of the dog becoming rabid, and carrying out the recent order of the commissioners, the dog was carried to the town stabies and !d!!ed. —Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Merritt have moved to Sanford, where Mr. Mer ritt, former manager of the Lumber ton Bargain house, has opened a busi ness of his own. Mr. and Mrs. G L. Canady have moved from Four teenth street to the house on Fifth street vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Mer ritt —The Easter egg hunt that was to be given to the primary children of the First Baptist church this after noon has been postponed on account of the funeral of Mrs Frank McLeod. —Wednesday is the iast day for paying tight and water biiis before being cut out, according to Cierk and Treasurer J. P. Russeil. Marvin M. McConnei!, president, E. H. McConneH, M. L. Miiier, H. B. Mil ler and G. F. LaughHn, officers of the defunct Paui Rubber Co. of Salis bury. have been indicted on 6 counts in Federa! court in Chariotte as the result of a stock-selling plan carried out about 2 years ago. Mr. J. W. Brown, a student at Wake Forest cdliege, spent the night here with Mr. Irvin Biggs white on his way to Cerro Gordo to spend the Easter holidays with reiatives.
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